Andy Hollandbeck
@logophilius.bsky.social
Saturday Evening Post managing editor, clarinetist, mediocre pianist, writer, and lapsed peevologist.
He who sows thorns should not go barefoot.
He who sows thorns should not go barefoot.
How many bagels are they taking to space that they need more than one tank of lox?
lol this image from last night shows SpaceX is popping open LOX tanks during routine pressure testing. The Starship program was being hyped as closing in on rapid commercial launch cadence 2-3 years ago
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
How many bagels are they taking to space that they need more than one tank of lox?
I haven't seen the video yet. (And don't really want to.) Is he pronouncing "Mamdani" correctly?
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I haven't seen the video yet. (And don't really want to.) Is he pronouncing "Mamdani" correctly?
#NameThatFoodTruck Fried and Gone to Heaven
#NameThatFoodTruck — Can You Feel the Beets?
#NameThatFoodTruck - Po' Boys Don't Cry
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#NameThatFoodTruck Fried and Gone to Heaven
I love every time I discover a new way our thoughts on handedness have affected English: sinister, gauche, adroit, ambidextrous ("R-handed on both sides"), left-handed wife (a concubine) ...
Although the exact figures vary slightly from place to place, no human population exists in which left-handedness is more common than right-handedness.
Why are most people right-handed?
A mix of biology, environment, and evolution helps explain our rightie-dominated world.
www.popsci.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I love every time I discover a new way our thoughts on handedness have affected English: sinister, gauche, adroit, ambidextrous ("R-handed on both sides"), left-handed wife (a concubine) ...
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Have just been reminded by @bcdreyer.social that it's time
A) to remind writers (especially of headlines) to forget the phrase "'Tis the Season" even exists. But also (if you must):
B) You can create the correct-facing opening apostrophe in Word by holding down Ctrl and pressing ' twice.
A) to remind writers (especially of headlines) to forget the phrase "'Tis the Season" even exists. But also (if you must):
B) You can create the correct-facing opening apostrophe in Word by holding down Ctrl and pressing ' twice.
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Have just been reminded by @bcdreyer.social that it's time
A) to remind writers (especially of headlines) to forget the phrase "'Tis the Season" even exists. But also (if you must):
B) You can create the correct-facing opening apostrophe in Word by holding down Ctrl and pressing ' twice.
A) to remind writers (especially of headlines) to forget the phrase "'Tis the Season" even exists. But also (if you must):
B) You can create the correct-facing opening apostrophe in Word by holding down Ctrl and pressing ' twice.
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I thought I knew what "anything" meant. I guess not.
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I thought I knew what "anything" meant. I guess not.
A) I hope this passes into (UK) law.
B) I hope we see something similar in the US, though I"m sure we'll have to wait until we get past the gov't era of White Men and Capitalism Before All Else.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
B) I hope we see something similar in the US, though I"m sure we'll have to wait until we get past the gov't era of White Men and Capitalism Before All Else.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
The United Kingdom plans to ban ticket reselling for profit
The move comes after an open letter from artists like Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Sam Fender, Radiohead and the Cure urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban the practice.
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A) I hope this passes into (UK) law.
B) I hope we see something similar in the US, though I"m sure we'll have to wait until we get past the gov't era of White Men and Capitalism Before All Else.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
B) I hope we see something similar in the US, though I"m sure we'll have to wait until we get past the gov't era of White Men and Capitalism Before All Else.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
How far are we from a GOP bill to start taxing sex traffickers rather than punishing them?
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
How far are we from a GOP bill to start taxing sex traffickers rather than punishing them?
Reposted by Andy Hollandbeck
With so many forms of digital entertainment and edification at our fingertips, are people still reading books? How many have you read this year?
Poll: How Many Books Did You Read This Year? | The Saturday Evening Post
“If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books.” —Roald Dahl
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
With so many forms of digital entertainment and edification at our fingertips, are people still reading books? How many have you read this year?
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I just learned that my son landed a new job — more responsibility, better pay, nicer commute.
I recognize this good news doesn't affect you, BlueSkyer, but it's still some good news floating among the infinite sewer that is the current news cycle. Something good happened to a good kid!
I recognize this good news doesn't affect you, BlueSkyer, but it's still some good news floating among the infinite sewer that is the current news cycle. Something good happened to a good kid!
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I just learned that my son landed a new job — more responsibility, better pay, nicer commute.
I recognize this good news doesn't affect you, BlueSkyer, but it's still some good news floating among the infinite sewer that is the current news cycle. Something good happened to a good kid!
I recognize this good news doesn't affect you, BlueSkyer, but it's still some good news floating among the infinite sewer that is the current news cycle. Something good happened to a good kid!
Do you mean to tell me that if a teenaged Adolf had been able to get some gender-affirming hormone therapy, we might have avoided World War II entirely?
Those of us who have been singing along to that old song already knew ;)
www.cbsnews.com/news/adolf-h...
www.cbsnews.com/news/adolf-h...
Hitler's DNA reveals Nazi leader likely had syndrome that can affect genitals, researchers say
Researchers behind the "Hitler's DNA" documentary say the Nazi dictator likely had Kallmann Syndrome, which can cause undescended testicles and a micropenis.
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Do you mean to tell me that if a teenaged Adolf had been able to get some gender-affirming hormone therapy, we might have avoided World War II entirely?
I don't have the facility to do commercial real estate jokes.
I don’t have the bent for homonormative jokes.
I don't have the time for horological jokes.
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I don't have the facility to do commercial real estate jokes.
I don't have the time for horological jokes.
This isn't the right time for prognostication jokes.
I get butterflies in my stomach whenever I try to tell a lepidopterist joke.
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I don't have the time for horological jokes.
I get butterflies in my stomach whenever I try to tell a lepidopterist joke.
I don't have the words to make linguistic jokes.
I don't have the nerve to make neurologist jokes.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I get butterflies in my stomach whenever I try to tell a lepidopterist joke.
You should make life decisions based on what's good for the state, not on what's good for yourself.
What does that sound like?
What does that sound like?
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
You should make life decisions based on what's good for the state, not on what's good for yourself.
What does that sound like?
What does that sound like?
Do you know a young person with great interest in writing and research who might be looking for a spring internship?
The Saturday Evening Post is now accepting applications! Send them here to check it out: www.saturdayeveningpost.com/careers
The Saturday Evening Post is now accepting applications! Send them here to check it out: www.saturdayeveningpost.com/careers
Careers and Internships | The Saturday Evening Post
Find out which positions are available at The Saturday Evening Post
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Do you know a young person with great interest in writing and research who might be looking for a spring internship?
The Saturday Evening Post is now accepting applications! Send them here to check it out: www.saturdayeveningpost.com/careers
The Saturday Evening Post is now accepting applications! Send them here to check it out: www.saturdayeveningpost.com/careers
That fourth one, which could be labeled "Masked ICE enforcer points a gun at the photographer from inside his darkened SUV," should be a contender for photo of the year.
Members of the community argue with federal officers during an immigration enforcement action in the Little Village neighborhood Saturday in Chicago.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
That fourth one, which could be labeled "Masked ICE enforcer points a gun at the photographer from inside his darkened SUV," should be a contender for photo of the year.
You're at Crosby, but we need you at Nash. If you get to Young, you've gone too far.
You're at Bachman. I need you to get to Overdrive.
You're at Laverne.
I need you at Shirley.
I need you at Shirley.
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You're at Crosby, but we need you at Nash. If you get to Young, you've gone too far.
Anyone here happen to know whether there are any U.S. states that do NOT have a tripartite government?
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Anyone here happen to know whether there are any U.S. states that do NOT have a tripartite government?
Doug's use of "fulsome" made me laugh. Older senses of the word certainly apply here.
a selection of the comments on this post, which I still refuse to share in full on the grounds that it would drive several of you completely insane
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Doug's use of "fulsome" made me laugh. Older senses of the word certainly apply here.
Reposted by Andy Hollandbeck
The Baltimore Banner has announced an opening for a copy editor.
Copy Editor
Baltimore, MD
job-boards.greenhouse.io
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Baltimore Banner has announced an opening for a copy editor.
The changing colors of autumn.
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The changing colors of autumn.